TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1.0 DESIGN INFORMATION

1.1 Building Description

1.2 Site Location
1.3 Design Code & Regulation
1.4 Strength of Materials
1.5 Computer Application

SECTION 2.0 DESIGN LOAD

2.1 Dead Load

2.2 Live Load
2.3 Wind Load
2.4 Factored & unfactored Load Combinations

SECTION 3.0 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

3.1 Structural Analysis - Modelling Information

3.2 Layer and Materials
3.3 Load applications
3.4 Glass design stress

SECTION 4.0 DEFLECTION CHECK

4.1 Glass Deflection

APPENDICES APPENDIX - A MEPLA - GLASS DESIGN CALCULATION - For Factored condition

APPENDIX - B MEPLA - GLASS DESIGN CALCULATION - For unfactored condition
1.0 DESIGN INFORMATION
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1.1 Building Description
A) Super-Structure Glass handrail
B) Intended Use Handrail

1.2 Site Location Muscat

1.3 Design Code & Regulation

A) Glass BS 6180
B) Loading BS 6399-1 & 2

1.4 Strength of Materials

A) Fully tempered glass 50 N/mm²

1.5 Computer Applications

A) Analysis and Design MEPLA

2.0 DESIGN LOADS

2.1 Dead Load

A) Self weight of glass As calculated in the analysis

2.2 Live Load

A) Imposed load 0.74 kN/m

2.3 Wind load

A) Basic wind speed 44 m/s

2.4 Factored & unfactored Load Combinations

A) 1.0DL+0.5LL (for deflection calculations as per BS 6180-1995 clause : 8.1.3)
B) 1.0DL+0.5LL+0.5WL (for deflection calculations as per BS 6180-1995 clause : 8.1.3)
C) 1.4DL+1.6LL
D) 1.2DL+1.2LL+1.2WL
E) 1.4DL+1.4WL
3.0 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

3.1 Structural Analysis - Modelling Information

2000 mm

1100 mm

3.2 Layer and Materials

Thickness of glass
3.3 Load applications

A) Live load 0.74 kN/m

B) Wind Load calculation

(Refer BS -6399-2 1997)

Basic wind speed Vb = = 44m/s Where

Reference heght, Hr = 10
Site wind speed Vs = Vb*Sa*Sd*Ss*Sp = 44.44m/s Altitude factor Sa (1+Hr/1000) = 1.01
Direction factor Sd = 1
Effective speed Ve = Vs*Sb = 52m/s Seasonal factor Ss = 1
Probability factor Sp = 1
Dynamic pressure Qs = 0.613 Ve2 = 1.69 kN/m² Terrain & building factor Sb = 1.18
Size factor Ca = 0.95
Net pressure P = Qs*Ca*Cpe = = 2.08 kN/m² Ext pressure coeff Cpe = 1.3
3.4 Glass design Stress
(Maximum Stress values have been shown among all load cases)

< 50 N/mm² Allowable stress

Hence safe
4.0 DEFLECTION CHECK
Considering the 50% of the loads on glass pannel (BS-6180-1995 Clause : 8.1.3)

Allowable deflection = L/60 = 1100/60 = 18.33 mm > 12.39 mm Safe

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APPENDIX - A MEPLA - GLASS DESIGN CALCULATION - For Factored condition

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SJ MEPLA Calculation protocol:

Geometry:

Basic form: quadrangle

Corner x y
mm mm
1 0.00 0.00
2 2000.00 0.00
3 2000.00 1100.00
4 0.00 1100.00

Supports:

Edge supports:
from-to kind of supports
1 2 w,u,v,phi,theta: fixed (all d.o.f supported and clamped)

Layers:

Mechanical properties:
Package layer e-mod. poiss thickn. density alpha t dT prestressing
N/mm² - mm kg/m³ 1/K K N/mm²
1 1 70000.00 0.23 15.00 2550.00 1.0000e-005 0.00 0.00

Loads:
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Line loads:
Package -- from -- --- to --- qx qy qz
x y x y N/mm N/mm N/mm
1 0.00 1100.00 2000.00 1100.00 0.00 -0.74 0.00

Face loads:
(constant distributed):
Package pressure
N/mm²
1 -2.91200e-003

Dead weight:
Direction vector of gravity acceleration [9.81 m/s²]:
Vx Vy Vz
0.00000 -1.00000 0.00000

Calculation approaches:

small deflections, linear

static calculation
Loads will be applied within 1 steps

Calculation results: load factor 1.00000

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Minimum and maximum displacements (at nodes):

- position- displacement
Package x y w
mm mm mm
1 1000.00 1100.00 -26.03 (min)
0.00 0.00 0.00 (max)

Max principal stress (in gaussian points):

Package layer x y stress
mm mm N/mm²
1 1 1422.54 24.79 45.67

Local displacements and stresses:

Package x y deflection w
mm mm mm
1 1000.00 750.00 -1.50941e+001

Stresses due to the order of layers:

Layer Sxx Syy Sxy Sp+ Sp-
N/mm² N/mm² N/mm² N/mm² N/mm²
1 0.85 4.77 -0.00 4.77 0.85 (top)
1 -0.86 -4.89 0.00 -0.86 -4.89 (bottom)

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 M&T L.L.C.
P .O. Box: 1020, Postal Code:112, Ruwi
Glass Handrailing
Muscat - Sultanate of Oman
Email:info@mechanical-technical.com,Tel:+968- 24714177
Department M&T Pro.No 18' Date : 20/06/2021

Calculations by SUZ Job. No 73'

Revisions
Design calculation
Checked by SUZ Ref. No 73'
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APPENDIX - B MEPLA - GLASS DESIGN CALCULATION - For unfactored condition

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SJ MEPLA Calculation protocol:

Geometry:

Basic form: quadrangle

Corner x y
mm mm
1 0.00 0.00
2 2000.00 0.00
3 2000.00 1100.00
4 0.00 1100.00

Supports:

Edge supports:
from-to kind of supports
1 2 w,u,v,phi,theta: fixed (all d.o.f supported and clamped)

Layers:

Mechanical properties:
Package layer e-mod. poiss thickn. density alpha t dT prestressing
N/mm² - mm kg/m³ 1/K K N/mm²
1 1 70000.00 0.23 15.00 2550.00 1.0000e-005 0.00 0.00

Loads:
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Face loads:
(constant distributed):
Package pressure
N/mm²
1 -1.38600e-003

Dead weight:
Direction vector of gravity acceleration [9.81 m/s²]:
Vx Vy Vz
0.00000 -1.00000 0.00000

Calculation approaches:

small deflections, linear

static calculation
Loads will be applied within 1 steps

Calculation results: load factor 1.00000

Minimum and maximum displacements (at nodes):

- position- displacement
Package x y w
mm mm mm
1 1000.00 1100.00 -12.39 (min)

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0.00 0.00 0.00 (max)

Max principal stress (in gaussian points):

Package layer x y stress
mm mm N/mm²
1 1 1422.54 24.79 21.74

Local displacements and stresses:

Package x y deflection w
mm mm mm
1 1000.00 750.00 -7.18423e+000

Stresses due to the order of layers:

Layer Sxx Syy Sxy Sp+ Sp-
N/mm² N/mm² N/mm² N/mm² N/mm²
1 0.41 2.29 -0.00 2.29 0.41 (top)
1 -0.41 -2.31 0.00 -0.41 -2.31 (bottom)

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